diff --git a/cmd/diff.go b/cmd/diff.go
index d741b37d..ba59499c 100644
--- a/cmd/diff.go
+++ b/cmd/diff.go
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	flagDiffStrategy = "diff-strategy"
-	flagOmitSecrets  = "omit-secrets"
+	flagDiffStrategy  = "diff-strategy"
+	flagNoErrorOnDiff = "no-error-on-diff"
+	flagOmitSecrets   = "omit-secrets"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	diffCmd.PersistentFlags().String(flagDiffStrategy, "all", "Diff strategy, all or subset.")
+	diffCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool(flagNoErrorOnDiff, false, "dont exit with error if there are differences")
 	diffCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool(flagOmitSecrets, false, "hide secret details when showing diff")
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(diffCmd)
 }
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ var diffCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
+		c.NoErrorOnDiff, err = flags.GetBool(flagNoErrorOnDiff)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		c.OmitSecrets, err = flags.GetBool(flagOmitSecrets)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/kubecfg/diff.go b/pkg/kubecfg/diff.go
index 9f87e807..22a73853 100644
--- a/pkg/kubecfg/diff.go
+++ b/pkg/kubecfg/diff.go
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ type DiffCmd struct {
 	DefaultNamespace string
 	OmitSecrets      bool
 
-	DiffStrategy string
+	DiffStrategy  string
+	NoErrorOnDiff bool
 }
 
 func (c DiffCmd) Run(apiObjects []*unstructured.Unstructured, out io.Writer) error {
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ func (c DiffCmd) Run(apiObjects []*unstructured.Unstructured, out io.Writer) err
 		}
 	}
 
-	if diffFound {
+	if diffFound && !c.NoErrorOnDiff {
 		return ErrDiffFound
 	}
 	return nil